Salve regina [339]

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SR339 Salve regina/Vita dulcedo 3 vv ; [2.p.] Ad te clamamus 3 vv ; [3.p.] Ad te suspirarmus 3 vv ; [4.p.] Eia ergo 3 vv ; [5.p.] Et Jesum 3 vv ; [6.p.] O clemens 3 vv ; [7.p.] O pia 3 vv ; [8.p.] O dulcis Maria 3 vv

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[1] Salve regina/Vita dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble STX

[D]-C1; T-C4; Ct-C4. Primarily cast as breves and semibreves, a slightly paraphrased chant (App. 4) resides in D (in T of pars 7, “O pia,” mm. 255-71) supported by two equal, textless (instrumental?) voices comprised of semibreves and minums. Set apart in homorhythmic style, the “Et Jesum” motive in D carries a corona over pitches in each voice. Imitation is limited to anticipatory statements in 2.p. To complement identical plainsong for verses 1 and 2 the same polyphony is used for both verses in 1.p. All cadences that conclude with Final d include an octave leap, A-a, in Ct and descending whole step, e-d, in T. Text underlay of D is of limited concern. Final d; to correspond with the plainsong, final a, 6.p., “O clemens” and 7.p., “O pia”; b♭ signature for 1.p.

1. Salve regina settings by Arcadelt, SR021, Beausseron, SR037, Josquin, SR127, Misonne, SR172, Palestrina, SR195, Praetorius, 216, Reiner, SR225, Richafort, SR230, Sermisy, SR236, and anonymous settings SR349, SR358, SR376, SR382, SR393, SR395 and SR476 follow the same procedure.
[2] Ad te clamamus

Polyphonic ensemble STX

[3] Ad te suspirarmus

Polyphonic ensemble STX

[4] Eia ergo

Polyphonic ensemble STX

[5] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble STX

[6] O clemens

Polyphonic ensemble STX

[7] O pia

Polyphonic ensemble STX

[8] O dulcis Maria

Polyphonic ensemble STX

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Salve, regina, mater misericordiae;

Vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.

Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae.

Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.

Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.

O clemens,

O pia,

O dulcis virgo Maria.

Bibliography

Modern editions

[Noblitt Ed 1993]

Noblitt, T. L. (éd.), 1993, Der Kodex des Magister Nicolaus Leopold: Staatsbibliothek München Mus. ms. 3154, Kassel.
(n° 67)

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Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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